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goalkeeper
[ gohl-kee-per ]
noun
- (in ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, etc.) a player whose chief duty is to prevent the ball or puck from crossing or entering the goal.
goalkeeper
/ ˈɡəʊlˌkiːpə /
noun
- sport a player in the goal whose duty is to prevent the ball, puck, etc, from entering or crossing it
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Derived Forms
- ˈgoalˌkeeping, noun
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Other Words From
- goalkeeping noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of goalkeeper1
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Example Sentences
Now, the goalkeeper is out with a memoir about his life until that point: The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them.
United States goalkeeper Tim Howard on why soccer struggles in America and how he essentially chose his career over his wife.
In a flash he deflects the shot, with the speed of instinct, right past the goalkeeper.
The best player was Manuel Neuer, Germany’s goalkeeper, but ‘keepers are seldom lauded in this way.
But Silva, hapless Silva, got his merely for tangling with the Colombian goalkeeper in a clumsy melee of limbs.
He started his football life as a back; but when the Queen's Park lost Mr. Gardner he was tried as goalkeeper, and did very well.
The passing between Christie and Harrower that day was splendid, and fairly astonished the Renton backs and goalkeeper.
Talking about the above goalkeeper, Aleck M'Gregor was one of the finest fellows that ever stood with his back to a goal.
Although Mr. Kelly is, so to speak, unknown to the game as a goalkeeper, he promises to become a good man below the bar.
If the half-back makes a mistake it can be rectified by the man behind him, but if the goalkeeper makes a blunder it is fatal.
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